Cyril Mountfort
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Cyril Julian Mountfort (1852 - 1920) was a New Zealand ecclesiastical architect. He was educated at Christ's College and then studied architecture under his father, the prominent New Zealand architect, Benjamin Mountfort.
Mountfort worked in the same style and areas as his father, but is considered to be the lesser architect, lacking the originality of his father. He worked chiefly in the Gothic revival style of architecture. Several churches in the city and suburbs of Christchurch and the province of Canterbury, New Zealand.
Mountfort inheirited his father's position as supervising architect of Christchurch Cathedral and oversaw its completion in 1904.
[edit] Buildings designed by Cyril Mountfort
- St Peter's, Springfield, 1884
- St Luke's in the City, 1907.
- St John's Church, Hororata, 1911.
Buildings with work by Cyril Mountfort
